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Santalum ellipticum
ʻIliahi aloʻe
As recorded: Santalum ellipticum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Santalaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.; Nyberg, B.; Heintzman, S.; Keir, M.; La Vigne, H.; Charron, G.G. Charron →S.M. Heintzman →M. Keir →H. La Vigne →Ben Nyberg →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 19482
- Date
- April 10, 2024
- Locality
- Hanalei District: Kalalau, back of valley, exclosure ridge, slopes below Kahuamaa Flat.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 561 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 10, 2024, Wood, K.R.; Nyberg, B.; Heintzman, S.; Keir, M.; La Vigne, H.; Charron, G. also collected 1 other specimen.
Santalum ellipticum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2024. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 284 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) jonsprague, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved
2026-09-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) pickin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Santalum ellipticum. BISH 801823. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546519416. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/801823.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546519416 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026